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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-29
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 30

The war taxes on imported goods used
by everybody were not as much as the
taxes on the same goods to-day. The
people pay a tribute to protected mono
poly amounting to s212, 100000 a year
which comes out OF the pockets of men
who have to buy clothes, utensils, and
other things that as the necessities OF
everyday life ought in justice to be free
from tax.
What is the reason for these yearly
taxes being nearly a million and a half
more now than during the war
The Government has a surplus yearly
revenue of 1854 100, 900, and politicians
sddle their brains trying to find ways to
spend that surplus, when they ought
to simply stop burdening the people by
collecting it. The only possible ex-
PLANTATION Of the tax Of Il per cent. on
the necessary articles Of everyday use, is
the plan Of protecting the few monop-
olists by making the million pay twice as
much for the American goods as is neces-
sary and just.
To illustrate this you may see what the
prices of the wearing apparel of the citi-
zen is at Detroit and then go over TO Ca
NADIA, and you will see that the same ma
terial costs half the American price The
difference goes into the pocket of the
%monopolist projected by a tyrannical and
arbitrary system Of laws that are a dis
grace TO the common sense of the age.
1t is in vain that the ring of protected
%monopolists howl TO the reyerberate
echoes that protection protects labor
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-29
SOME QUEER MlSHAPS

William Merritt, Of Newark, lost the ca,l
of his lex by the accidental discharge OF hi
gun while hunting in the Berkshire woods.
Patrick Harmon, OF Springfield, Mass, i,
years OF age, must DO without his right hand
in future. lie was shooting ducks when hi,
gun burst, and the fingers OF that hand went
dying after the game.
Capt. Reynolds, Of Radon Court, Latch
ford. England. lost his life by his gun ex-
ploding as be was climbing a fence. The
charge shattered his left knee, and amputa
ton did not save him.
james Evanson came into Washington, y.
c., from the country 10 buy an ak. While
departing from the store with his purchase
ho dropped it and it fell on his right foot,
completely seyering the second toe.
Mis- Catherine Simonds, who lived near
Reading. England, lost her Life while hunt
ing Her horse stumbled in a rabbit hole,
dis Smonds fell and her horse kicked out
her brains before she could be rescued.
With his hand hanging in shreds, William
Erwin. OF Morris Plains, y j., walked To "a
hospital. where the wounded member was
ampuiated He had been hunting rabbits,
and ais gun was prematurely discharged
John ana Cyrus Mark, Of Pueblo, Colo,
weAt duck shooting, and, seeing a flock, were
creeping upon them through the brush. Cy-
rus wa just behind his brother. His gun
caught in the brush and was discharged, and
John fell dead, having received the contents
in his back.
james LOyele5s, d railroad section boss,
was riding on a railroad bicycle on the Penn
berton and Seashore railroad, wnen he was
overtakcn by an extra train, consisting OF an
engine and Superintendent Bannard's special
car. aud bis machine run down He was
killed outright.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-29
Her idea OF Discipline

Little Fanny was making a visit with
her mother, and as a guest was permitted
10 have pretty much her w way. One
day she was doing all the mischief she
could in the dining room when something
fell to the floor with a loud crash. DO
you think mother heard thaty' she asked
her hostess. "What il she did, was
asked in return. I'm tell you" replied
the child; ''she'd send me upstairs flying
She don't let me do as | please, and
guess she thinks you're foolish for spoil
ing me-" There was severe discipline in
the house after that.-New York Tribune
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-29

The Journalist says of the difficulties
and the prospects of the New York Press
Club.
That the money can be raised as soon
as a reasonable scheme Is formulated,
there is not a shadow of doubt. And
with Colonel Cockerill at the head, there
is no doubt that the business will soon
be gotten under way. The Colonel
has a good record as a club worker as
we'll as a newspaper manager, and he
has already displayed much energy and
tact in putting things quietly in shape
and %harmonizing the discordant elements
in the club.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-29

Protected American Labor" That
is the cry of the Pennsylvania starvers OF
working men. The way to protect labor
Is 10 give the laborer his clothes and coal
and food at the prices that are just. Mr..
Kelly, Pennsylvania, protectionist, illus
trated his speech three years ago with a
vase Of American make, beautifully pic
tured. The point was that only five
hundred people would buy such a vase,
and 60,000.0 900 people want clothes at
half the price charged for them now
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-29

Ii raw materials could be brought to
Virginia at the price they cost abroad
Richmond could make locomotives, en-.
gines, cars, wagons and anything else fol
Australia, Hong Kong, Yokohama, Cal
cutta, Brazil, Central America, Germany.
Italy, Russia, and the Sandwich Islands.
The reason why Richmond cannot do
it now is because the materials are taxed
s. that foreign laborers have the advan-
tage of us.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-29

Strangers who read the proceedings OF
the Democratic Legislature Of Virginia
relative 10 national affairs, and the com
ments OF some of the Democratic press
Of the State thereon, would naturally
suppose that President Cleveland and
Speaker Carlisle belong, not to the Demo.
cratic party, but TO all opposing political
northumberland Gazette.
That Is just the point. The Demo.
cratic President has written the ables,
political tract seen in twenty years, and
certain Democrats, instead Of following
hs suggestions, want to take the party of
on side track constructed by a local In,
tercst Misunderstood.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-29
A Considerable Croccn

Pretty Servant Girl-You don't give full
weight.
Grocer sighing)-I know it, but you alone
are to blame fer that
Servant Girl-How's that
Grocer beaming on herl--I want 10 make
your burden as light as possible, my dear
Texas Siftings.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-29

Waiter to countryInan)-There's black
bass, sir, and striped bass, and white fish and
blue fish.
Countryman-I don't keer nuthin' about
the color, friend, If the fish If fresh.-New
| York Sun.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-29

The Americans must understand thai
DR.. Parker is regarded here as a profes
sional religious quack. His letter to the
American newspapers putting up &c
auction a contemplated interview with
Mr. Gladstone, "piquant, graphic, and In
a proper degree dramatic" and "to ex,
tend owe six printed columns" Is abou,
as imprudent q thing as even he has evei
done.-London Truth.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-29

"The Stair Oil Cloth Association il
illustrates the abuses of monopoly combi-
nations. Their circular says the members
have paid into the association large sums
of money, which are forfeitable on the
violation by them of any of the provisions
Of the association. They have also bound
all their statesmen and agents TO maintain
strictly the terms which they themselves
have agreed to-" Any member who vio-
lates any part of the agreement is liable
to a fine of $500. This circular sets
forth a list of prices fixed for the season
from December 1, 1887, to May 81, 1888.
These prices are per yard or piece. Pur-
chasers presumably wholesale dealers
or middle.men) who shall prove that
they have maintained these prices on
all sales will receive from the pool
commissioner a rebate of 10 or III
per cent. The purchaser must not
sell to dealers who fail to keep up the
price, and such dealers are to be punish
ed by Withholding, goods from them.
while the association" says the circu.
lar, twill not reduce prices prior to June
l, 1888, they reserve to themselves the
right to advance the same at any time
without notice"
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-29

The sinner who is born TO pay tribute
to monopoly rises in the morning and
puts on his clothes that cost twice as
much as they are worth, and then eats
his breakfast with a knife and fork that
people in other countries get for one
half what he paid for them.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-29

Sixty million people buy wooden goods
at twice the value because it is claimed
that 100000 people ought to have their
labor protected.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-29

The m%onopolist works his factory until
the home market is glutted and then
causes a strike by maltreating his hands,
and shuts up until prices rise.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-29
MERCHANTS RESTAURANT
vi Ilio Main street. nextto Dispatch Vn''
C. EyEssEN. Proprietor.

Meals at all hours, hot teu cent luneh u1.,
from II am. tot pm. Bar stocked VIII 81
following brands OF WHISTLES Anderson
sons, Sour Mash, Guckenheimer :, ana pu
ingham's. Finest brands Of Foreign ana
mestic Cigars. The celebrated Special O.saa.
The finest SC. cigars on the market my"N
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-29
..HAED PAN."

The part that our working nen have
taken In the discussion Of the tariff Is
the most important feature of the popu'
lar view OF the question. we want TO
call the attention Of laborers TO this i'm
poriant fact, viz. Jus; as long as there is
a high protective tariff it is The few
manufacturers who get the benefit OF It,.
But when you get raw materials from
the whole world the number of factories
increases and labor has the benefit of
competition.
What is known now as the Trust, IL
a combination Of manufacturers to con
troll not only the price Of their product
on the market, but the price of the labor
that makes ii.
The spirit Of the Presidents message
i opposition to what is called monopoly,
which means putting any sort of manu-
facture or business in the hands Of the
few. Or. in other wo. Is. he President
has explained in plain terms that the
New England idea of forcing all Ameri-
can citizens to buy New England mani
features at double The price that foreign
oncs can be bought for, is a fraud.
But when the citizen is allowed to by
his shoes, trousers, coat and hat at a fair
price without paying the protected home
%monopolist manufacturer a tribute of AZ
per cent. he must also be allowed to put
in his daily toll so that it will compete
with the work Of the other nations of the
world, and the way to obtain that blessing
is to give the laborer the raw material to
work on.
We stated a week ago that one Of the
advantages Of American workers over
European was that we do not take a half
million Of young men TO drill for five
years and wear the livery of a King at
the time when they ought to be studying
the mechanical arts. There are many
other advantages that make the American
artisan superior to his rival in any other
country, and all we want is a fair chance
TO rival the skill and industry of the
world. Let us have the raw material al
the prices that other people get it and our
superior character, energy and skill will
beat them all. To the labOrer and to the
capitalist the problem is the same. 1t lisa
question of a market of the whole world
instead one in our W country alone.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-29

A New Jersey taxidermist breeds owls to
meet the demands Of his business.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-29

C. W BRANCH eco
BANKERS AND BROktRs
iii East MAlS STREET
Estate Bank BuidingD

fr'ate wires Connecting di,er ne.
Washington, Baltimore. Philsdeinh;s ".'n
New iork. Buy and sell sto,ks and ,l
lot cash or on margin. Commi.s,o,
cent. Loans negotiated. Also trade
mission IN grain and cotton fIinros
iork and Chicago. Correspondent
licited.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-29

While confidence is still professed in
high official quarters here that peace will
be maintained | am informed that great
and increasing misgiyings really prevail.
British Ambassadors abroad may commu-
nicate their suspicious and opinions, but
they know nothing of the secret springs
of action at either Gatschina or Berlin
HeTaMs European edition.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-29


Among the schemes for shortening he
time between America and England, that
for making Holyhead the eastern termi.
nus for transatlantic travel is again re-
yived, to the dismay of Liverpool. 1t Is
certainly a remarkable fact that the de-
parture and arrival of steamers from and
at both Liverpool and New York are
largely dependent upon the state of the
tide. Steam ships ought TO be able to run
on a regular schedule, and it hardly seems
worth while to spend large sums of
money in increasing their speed when all
that is thus gained is lost by inadequate
harbor.-N. \. Tribune.
la the Lewistown Journals interviews
with "a gentleman recently returned
from Europe" and from familiar con
verse with Mr.. j. Gillespie Blaine, that
magnetic scatter-surplus Is reported as
saying that he never felt in better health
than at present, and hat he attributes his
soundness of the bell and straightness Of
the triyet to his good fortune in having
been born on a farm and his discernment liz
having avoided ~intoxicants, tobacco, pie,
aud pudding. Pastry" Mr.. Blaine is
reported to have said to the recently re-
turned gentleman, II never take."--N.
Y. Sun.
Secretary Bayard asked an appropgia-
ton forthwith of $4,000 for q represen-
tation OF the United States at the Austria
liam fair, since the time for making ap-
plications for space closes next Saturday.
Exchange.
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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-01-27

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Public Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that appli-
~ cation will be made to the Board
of Supervisors of the County of Craw-
ford, ut their adjourned session to be
held at the Court House in Crawling,
on Monday, the 9TH day of February
1887, at 2 o'clock p. m, to have the
territory described and known as
township twenty-six, North of Range
Four, West, (26. N. of II. W. de-
tached from Grayling Township, and
attached to the township of Beaver
Creek. !.
Dated this Sth day of January 1887.
A. Slaght, Elmer Il. Ostrander, q. b.
Sanderson. Michael Conway, Il. w.
Mitchell, w. Ravens. A. ii. Marsh, N.
p. Olsen, Jno. G. Evans. James Wood
burn, Il. +. Raymond and w. H..
James Of Grayiing township and John
Hanna, James L. Hanna. Alex. Odell,
Root s. Pattison. NJ II. Hagerman,
Elias Deck, Thomas III. Quance, A. II,
Annis, 4 Il. Gregg, 4. g. Hopson,
Henry ". Smith and Frud Lapoint of
Beaver Greek township.
Jan. Is, wi
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Volume w. of Alden's Cyclopedia
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History of the knights Templar

History OF the Knights Templar.
The graphic story of the origin, rise,
and growth, and the decline and fall,
of this famous military and religious
order has hardly its parallel in all his
tory. OF modern historians, the au-
thor of this sketch, James Anthony
Froude is, probably better than any
other, qualified to tell it in a manner
worthy of the theme.
This celebrated order was establish
ed in 1117, for the purpose of keeping
open, for pilgrims, the road between
the seaport of Acre and Jerusalem. 1t
consisted originally of nine French
knights of noble birth, who assumed
the appellation of The Poor Broth
ers in Christ" they took upon them
selves vows of poverty and of chastity,
and of unquestioning obedience TO
the Patriarch of Jerusalem and to the
knight whom they should choose as
their Grand Master The Order soon
grew into the most Important one in
Christemdom, having immense posses
sions in nearly every kingdom in
Europe, even after their final expul-
sion from Palestine by the Saracens in
1889. The story Of the jealousy which
sprung up against the Order among
the European sovereigns--the Pope in
cluded-is told in sufficient detail
Perhaps the most interesting chapters
are those which tell of the arrest and
trial of the French Templars in 1907
their condemnation. and the burning
at the stake. in 1914. of Jacques de
Morlay, their last Grand Master.
The historical sketch above referred
to has recently been published in q
series of articles in The library Maya
zine, and Is now issued In very neat
cloth-bound volume at the price of 25
cents, both that and The library Mag
azine being published by John B. AL
den of New York--which accounts for
the low price; issued by any other
house the cost would probably be 8. 90
or more,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-01-27

Senator Logan was not money
making man. Fifteen years ago it was
estimated that he owned property in
and around Chicago that was worth
about 800. 900, but the panic of 1873
cleaned him out, and he has since had
nothing to depend upon but his saIa-
w of s., 900 per year as senator. Sew
eral years ago he owned farm in IL
linois, and although he was warned
that geological survey of the State
proved that there could not be coal on
lis land, a rascally contractor came
along who in sisted to the contrary.
lie said that he would drill down after
coal on the farm and that il he did
not find it he would charge nothing.
IL he was successful he was to be paid
$4,000. Logan thought it was good
offer and accepted it. The fellow ran
his drill down about three hundred
feet and found nothing, but "salted''
tie hole with specimens, which he car
ried to the General, who paid him his
Sc, 900. and the rascal decamped. AT
an expense of about 500, 200, Logan
caused shaft TO be sunk to the point
where the swindling contractor declar.
ed n had discovered a vein of coal,
and then the fraud was discovered.
Tie sharp was never found afterwards,
mud Senator Logan bore the loss. =
Phaadeiphfd Times.